Dexter Community Schools FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES

		MISSION STATEMENT The mission of DCS Food and Nutrition Services is to support and enhance the educational program and provide students with the opportunity to develop lifelong, healthy eating habits.

F&N Staff Directory Staffing by Building Phone and email contacts A Word About Our Menu What's For Lunch? What is a Complete Lunch? What is a Complete Breakfast Are Schools Meals Nutritious? Meal Prices Join Us for Lunch Milk and Meal Benefit Applications Special 1/2 Day K Free Milk Application Free and Reduced Meal Benefit Application How Do I Pay for My Child's Meal? Checks sendmoneytoschool.com Monitoring Your Debit Account Purchase History Limiting Purchases Daily Purchase Limit Request Form K-6th Grade Snack Program Pricing Snack Beverage Order Form Celebrations! We deliver! Field Trip Sacks Lunch at Cornerstone Lunch at Bates Lunch at Wylie Lunch at Creekside Lunch at Mill Creek Lunch at DHS Main Page: Dexter Community Schools  Related Nutritional Links: School Nutrition Services USDA Food & Nutrition Services Michigan School Food Services Association

USDA Nutrition Review Regularly, the Michigan Department of Education is required by federal regulation to conduct Nutrition Reviews to determine that school districts are meeting the nutrition standards set by the USDA. This review includes a computerized analysis of the menu for key nutrients. The results of our review show that we are meeting and/or exceeding the established Nutrition Standards. The USDA commended us for our exceptional menu planning and variety.  FREE and REDUCED PRICED MEAL BENEFIT PROGRAM Benefit limits have changed. You may not have qualified in the past, but you may now qualify. Millions of students participate in the National School Lunch Program every day. Free and reduced price benefits are available to us from the Federal Government. We welcome applications at any time during the school year. If you think you may qualify, please fillout the appropriate form. Applications are sent home with every student at the beginning of the school year, generally on the first dayof instruction. They are also available on line, in the school cafeterias and in the school offices. Finance is a very personal matter and your application will be handled with confidentiality and respect. Please send completed applications to school, sealed in an envelope, addressed to Sara Simmerman, Food Service Director or mail it to her at 7714 Ann Arbor Street, Dexter, MI 48130. If you have questions, please contact Sara Simerman, Food Service Director, at 734-424-4186.   PLEASE NOTE: If you child received free or reduced price meal benefits last school year in our school district, you must reaaply this year by to Friday, September 24, 2009, to continue uninterrupted benefits for the 2009-2010 school year. Please complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid a disruption in service for your child.